Messianic Prophecies 9 worksheet

The Sign of Immanuel

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Old Testament Prophecies

Context
Isaiah 7:14 is familiar to believers around the world, mostly because it is quoted in Matthew 1:23. Isaiah foretells that the promised Messiah, Jesus, will be born of Mary, who will conceive without the involvement of any human father. Critics point to the Hebrew words used to deny the reference to a virgin birth. However, evidence from both language and history support that this was the intended meaning (BibleRef).

Isaiah 7:14 (NIV) says:
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The

will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him .

The word Immanuel means “God with us”. This means that this son is the Son of God in heaven and the Son of Man on the earth (with us).


New Testament Fulfillments

Matthew 1:18-21 (NIV) says:
18This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be

through the . 19Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. 20But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”


Q1 In the Isaiah prophecy the word virgin is used. In the birth story in the Gospel after Matthew not. Explain how we conclude that Matthew describes she is a virgin.

Q2 Read the next verse, verse 22. Write it out in the blue box. Is this birth the complete fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah, written 700 years before Jesus was born?

Q3 Matthew 1:24-25 says 24When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. Was Mary still a virgin at the time of giving birth? How do you know? Did she remain a virgin?